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{{Racing car |
  Car_name = Honda RA271 |
  Image = [[Image:2006 SAG - F1 Honda RA271 1964 -02.JPG|250px]]|
  Category = [[Formula One]] |
  F1 car = Y |
  Constructor = [[Honda|Honda Motor Co., Ltd.]] |
  Designer = [[Yoshio Nakamura]]<br>[[Shoichi Sano]]|
  Team = [[Honda Racing F1|Honda R&D Co.]] |
  Drivers = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ronnie Bucknum]] |
  Technical ref = <ref name=tech>{{cite web|title= 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology - Honda RA271 |url= http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-35e.html |work= Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan |accessdate= 2008-04-11}}</ref> |
  Chassis = [[Aluminium]] [[monocoque]] with tubular rear [[subframe]]. |
  Front suspension = [[Double wishbone suspension|Double wishbone]], with inboard [[coilover]] spring/[[shock absorber|damper]] units. |
  Rear suspension = As front. |
  Wheelbase = {{Auto mm|2300|0}} |
  Track = F: {{Auto mm|1300|0}}<br>R: {{Auto mm|1350|0}} |
  Engine name = Honda |
  Capacity = {{Auto cc-cu in|1495|1}} |
  Configuration = 60° [[V12 engine|V12]], |
  Turbo/NA = [[naturally-aspirated]]. |
  Engine position = [[transverse engine|Transverse]], [[RMR layout|mid-mounted]]. |
  Gearbox name = Honda |
  Gears = 6-speed |
  Type = [[manual transmission]]. |
  Differential = |
  Weight = {{Auto kg|525|0}} |
  Fuel = [[BP]] |
  Tyres = [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]] |
  Debut = [[1964 German Grand Prix]] |
  Races = 3 |
  Wins = 0 |
  Poles = 0 |
  Fastest_laps = 0 |
}}

The '''Honda RA271''' was [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]'s second [[Formula One]] [[racing car]], and its first to actually enter a race. 

The car was developed from the company's 1963 prototype, retrospectively designated [[Honda RA270|RA270]]. The RA271 made its race debut during the [[1964 Formula One season]], just one year after [[Honda]] started producing road cars, and was the first [[Japan]]ese-built car ever to enter a round of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] Formula One World Championship. 

Although RA271s only contested three 1964 Grands Prix, driven on each occasion by [[United States|American]] [[sports car racing]]-specialist [[Ronnie Bucknum]], its innovative, [[Transverse engine|transversely-mounted]], {{Auto L|1.5|0}} [[V12 engine]] – sometimes cited as "''the strongest engine of F1's 1.5-litre era''"<ref name=8W>{{cite web|last= Figa |first= T |url= http://www.forix.com/8w/honda.html |title= Honda: How It All Started |work= 8W |date= 2000-11-18 |accessdate= 2008-04-11}}</ref> – formed the basis of Honda's race-winning [[Honda RA272|RA272]] of {{F1|1965}} at the Mexican GP, driven by Richie Ginther (USA).

Engine dimensions of the 1965 48-valve V12 were 58.1 x 47.0 mm 1,495.28 cc. {{convert|230|bhp|abbr=on}} @ 13,000 rpm was quoted. This was the most powerful F1 engine of 1965. The engine was safe to 14,000 rpm. Since the 1967 4-cylinder 498.57 cc engine (57.5 x 48.0mm) eventually gave almost {{convert|90|bhp|abbr=on}} @ 12,600 rpm, the V12 had the potential of {{convert|270|bhp|abbr=on}} with further development.
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